I am not one to post WAREZ, so if you have evidence that this is a scam or illegal copies, please post that evidence (or if a moderator, delete or lock this post)
I got a typical spam that offered this pile of software for $49.95 shipped. It included Photoshop 6.0, Office 2000, plus some other top Adobe titles.
The link was: http://www.fosdirect.com/index.html
I am NOT vouching for this offer and I haven't done it yet myself
TheLoneGunman, the TheLoneGunman logo, these smarmy posts, the mess in his house, and his silly ebay auctions, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks and/or associated works of TheLoneGunman in the United States and other countries. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.
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[Edited by mdcohn on 05-28-2001 at 02:15 PM]
this looks like a major scam. i doubt you will get anything at all. the page that is supposed to be secure is not, its just a whole bunch of javascript to hide the fact that its not a secure page. the link it takes you too starts with http://. in order for it to be a secure page it needs to start with https://. sorry, it looks like a scam to get credit card numbers.
Whoa! Notice how the page (http://www.fosdirect.com/index.html) opens a new browser window without the status bar on the bottom? You know, the status bar that shows you a little lock icon, to reassure you that the page is secure? The new page says "SECURE SERVER" on the top, but it is not a secure page!! Here's the link to the second page: http://www.fosdirect.com/order.html - click on that link and it will open in a standard browser window, which will show you that the page is not secure!
that's pretty funny. They just use javascript to hide the status and address bars of the order page. It's definatly a deceptive website.
I sent a blank form and this is what I got...
"The server's certificate did not match its host name."
i received the same spam too--but I deleted it right away.
I was thinking to contact the domain host company reporting this or at least investigating it.
I remember about months ago (maybe 6 months or so)receive the same spam but using paypal to order it. Prolly the guy got squished by paypal and now changing his operation methods.
I did a whois on the domain name--have his info name/address/phone--ofcoz this can be fakes.
Damn, suckers are easy prey.
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gotta give him props on the cute java scripts, however most liley he stole them anyway
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Before you read the following, something I noticed. Upon pressing the submit key (without entering any information) the site appears to connect with a valid secure certificate.....
Here's the guy's contact information, extracted via Whois, a warning, this could be fake or stolen, i wouldn't put this beyond the guy if this is indeed a scam. I'm going to email him, see what he has to say.
199.173.197.121 resolves to the host dialup-x181-a2.nyc.zone.netCode:Whois Stuff: Organization: FOS Direct Shawn Koons 502 W. Harland Boston, MA 02117 US Phone: 617-425-6632 Email: [email protected] Registrar Name....: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com Domain Name: FOSDIRECT.COM Created on..............: Tue, Feb 20, 2001 Expires on..............: Wed, Feb 20, 2002 Record last updated on..: Sun, May 27, 2001 Domain servers in listed order: NS1.FOSDIRECT.COM 199.173.197.121 NS2.FOSDIRECT.COM 199.173.197.128
199.173.197.128 resolves to tge host dialup-x134-a3.nyc.zone.net
right now it looks like the server is running off this IP http://199.173.197.151 which is dialup-z171-a5.nyc.zone.net. Hosting on a dialup? could this also be dynamic DSL?
[Edited by Warped on 05-28-2001 at 12:38 PM]
Nothing a quick email to [email protected] won't clear up...
Further examination reveals it WAS from someone else (not sure why he left the credit in there):Originally posted by Burzhui
gotta give him props on the cute java scripts, however most liley he stole them anyway
<!--
// No rightclick script v.2.5
// (c) 1998 barts1000
// [email protected]
// Don't delete this header!
var message="SSL Error: Secure Server -- function disabled."; // Message for the alert box
=======
Curious about the hidden fields in the order form?
<!-- FORM INFO -->
<form method=POST action="https://transact.thawte.com@12100538128/%67a%74%65w%61%79/%74ra%6esac%74%2edl%6c">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Version" VALUE="3.0">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Login" VALUE="munshinedvd">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Show_Form" VALUE="FALSE">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Amount" VALUE="49.95">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Background_URL" VALUE="http://www.fosdirect.com/images/bg_yellow.gif">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Logo_URL" VALUE="http://www.fosdirect.com/images/logo.gif">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Header_HTML_Receipt" VALUE="<HTML>">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Email_Customer" VALUE="TRUE">
<!--
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Receipt_Link_Method" VALUE="LINK">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Receipt_Link_Text" VALUE="Click here to continue.">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="x_Receipt_Link_URL" VALUE="http://www.yahoo.com">
-->
[Edited by TheLoneGunman on 05-28-2001 at 09:48 PM]
Real bad news, stay away from that.
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